to formally approve something
формально одобрить что-то (formaal'no odobrit' chto-to)
"The director needs to sign off on the final budget."
"Директор должен подписать окончательный бюджет." (Direktor dolzhen podpisat' okonchatel'nyj byudzhet)
Having lived all one’s life in a particular place and influe...
to emphasize something forcefully
to continue focusing on what needs to be done
to feel extremely happy and successful
to control people very strictly and harshly
very high speed; extremely fast progress